Win The Making Of Miss Saigon DVDs
While their phenomenally successful musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables was still playing to packed houses around the globe, librettist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schonberg had already begun work on their modern adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly. The result was Miss Saigon, a show that was to become one of the greatest musical theatre hits of all time.
The Making Of Miss Saigon, now on DVD, is the definitive documentary film companion to Boublil and Schonberg's masterpiece and provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the development and production of Miss Saigon, from its early beginnings, through casting, set construction, choreography and technical rehearsals right up to its opening night in London's West End.
The story begins in Provence, France with Boublil and Schonberg briefly discussing their inspiration for the show with famed producer Cameron Mackintosh (The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Les Misérables). Next, under Mackintosh's exacting leadership, the artistic forces behind the Miss Saigon are seen circling the globe in search of the perfect Miss Saigon, auditioning thousands of girls in New York, Hollywood and Honolulu, before landing in Manila where they discover their star, Lea Salonga.
Relocating the plot of Puccini's original opera to 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam War, and changing the lead characters from an American Navy Lieutenant and a Japanese geisha to those of an American GI and a Vietnamese bar girl, Miss Saigon tells a tragic tale of doomed romance – one that has touched the hearts of millions.
The winner of 30 major international theatre awards, including three Tony awards, the record-breaking Miss Saigon has been performed in nine countries and been seen by over 33 million people worldwide.
The Making Of Miss Saigon (cert. E) is released on DVD (£7.99) by Fremantle Home Entertainment on 28th April 2008.
Fremantle Home Entertainment is giving 6 lucky readers the chance to win a DVD. For your chance to win simply answer this question:
Q: How many people worldwide have seen Miss Saigon?
Closing date: 15th May 2008
